MoonPhases

September 2026 · Wednesday · 8 days ago

9 September 2026

Waning Crescent

3% illuminated and waning, 27.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 September 2026: Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
3.4%
Lunar age
27.8 days
Elongation
338.7°
Distance
371,376 km
Distance (mi)
230,762 mi
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.4° S
Libration lon
3.7° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London03:5811:3518:5051.6°
New York04:3711:4118:3161.3°
Chicago04:3211:3718:2859.9°
Denver04:4911:4918:3661.7°
Los Angeles04:5411:4418:2367.3°
Mexico City04:5211:2517:5282.5°
São Paulo05:0210:4716:3853.0°
Berlin03:5711:3918:5850.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon11 September 202603:27in 2 days
First Quarter18 September 202620:44in 9 days
Full Moon26 September 202616:49in 17 days
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25in 24 days